RE: [microsound] arpanet

[Noel Peters <npeters@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I noticed the blurb you reproduced refers to the "duo" Drexciya.
Unfortunately one of the pair, James Stinson, died in 2002 from heart
complications. His music has longevity though.

 Noel Peters
 
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From: mik [mailto:prims@xxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, 21 October 2004 7:35 AM
To: microsound
Subject: Re: [microsound] arpanet

a certain Bill Jarboe <billjarboe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 
>   is 'arpanet' a rock group? is yes , what is it that sounds good to
you ?
> can you describe it?
> 
> 
drexciya is an electro/techno outfit, as is arpanet:
* "Although they released only five EPs in their first ten years
recording together, controversial Detroit techno duo Drexciya became one
of the most celebrated and influential names in American experimental
techno. One of the few groups to use techno as a political tool in
effecting criticism of racial inequity and inner-city recovery, Drexciya
brought a wider social and aesthetic agenda to a style in which
allegiance to the beat is typically the only prerequisite. Closely
associated with the "Mad" Mike Banks label group Underground Resistance
and operating in the classically covert tradition of "faceless" techno
(the pair's identities remain a mystery), the group's reputation at the
bleeding edge of Detroit-school experimentation is pretty much
universal, with everyone from Jeff Mills to Mike Paradinas getting in
namechecks. Despite their steadfastly underground attitude, Drex's
records have found release through such internationally renowned labels
as Warp and Rephlex. Of!
 fering an often relentless fusion of early electro and techno with
elements of acid and industrial music, Drexciya's fast-beat backbone and
tough-as-nails rhythmic bite are among the most austere and
uncompromised in contemporary techno. Reportedly, the group record their
material live, which gives much of their music (particularly their
Shockwave and Underground Resistance releases) a vital, immediate feel.
Much of their UR output was collected on 1997's The Quest, and a
full-length (Neptune's Lair) followed on Tresor in 1999. Continuing with
their underwater gimmick, the heavy-handed concept album Harnessed the
Storm became the first in a series of "storm" records to come from the
group. Releasing three more under different names (Transllusion's
Opening of the Cerebral Gate, Shifted Phases' The Cosmic Memoirs of the
Late Great Rupert J. Rosinthorpe, and the Other People Place's
Lifestyles of the Laptop Cafe), the group left a massive collection of
music for their fans by !
 the end of 2002."
* "Arpanet landed on Air's Record Makers label in 2002 with Wireless
Internet, an electro-techno concept record distributed by Virgin in the
U.K. Rumors of the group's ties to the mysterious Detroit-area group
Dopplereffekt ran rampant prior to the album's release and the album's
overall sound (combined with the fact that it was associated with
Dataphysix) all but exposed the obvious connection. Kraftwerk and
Cybotron-inspired musical motifs collided with creepy, tension-riddled
tones that evoked scores to '80s films directed by Ken Russell and John
Carpenter. Inspired by the Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (or
ARPANET), Wireless Internet envisaged the time when every human will be
able to interface with a supercomputer via a hand-held device. "
(source: www.allmusic.com)

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